Karuah earthquake: Magnitude 2.6 earthquake rocks NSW town

• Quake struck Karuah, on NSW mid north coast on Sunday 
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A small earthquake measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale has struck NSW’s mid north coast.

The quake occurred in Karuah, near Port Stephens, just after 1pm on Sunday at a depth of six kilometres, according to Geoscience Australia.

Only three people have reported feeling the earthquake to the organisation but it was picked up by several stations across the state including in Newcastle, the Central Coast and Sydney.

The quake occurred in Karuah, near Port Stephens, just after 1pm on Sunday at a depth of six kilometres, according to Geoscience Australia

One woman living just north of Karuah said she felt the earthquake.

‘There was a very loud boom and the house shook for around 10 seconds,’ she said.

‘My dog must have (felt it). He carried on jumping up and down and going inside and out for about an hour around that time,’ another said.

No injuries or damage to properties have been reported.

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